While on Samosir Island, check out King Sidabutar's Tomb. This royal cemetery is home to a collection of otherworldly, stone humanoid statues similar to the heads on Easter Island.

UNESCO assessors will re-evaluate the Toba Caldera Geopark in North Sumatra from July 21–25, focusing on its compliance with ...

Here are some interesting myths and cultural values of Batak people I found from my last trip to Samosir Island, located in North Sumatra’s Toba Lake. Three-colored ulos in King Sidabutar’s Tomb. Ulos ...

Zainul Thahar, a spokesman for the National Search and Rescue Agency, said Monday that the Eurocopter EC-130 was on a chartered flight from Samosir island in Toba Lake to North Sumatra's capital ...

They have threatened to take legal action.

Samosir Tourism Agency head Ombang Siboro has said that the Sigale-gale Carnival will help shape the identity of Samosir, an island located in the center of Lake Toba.

Rapidin Simbolon, the regent of Samosir Island in the middle of Lake Toba, stated he would defy the governor's "halal and sharia" plan. "The very notion of halal tourism contravenes local cultures ...

The Samosir Office of the North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has intensified efforts to combat wildfires ...

Beyond Samosir Island, Lake Toba’s attractions are myriad and your ability to take them all in really depends on how much time you’re spending in the region.